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Business Embarrassments.


CHICAGO. March 15-George T. Howe, an OBJ
orator on Change, failed to-day, owing to sharp
decline in wheat during the middle session.
SPRINGFIELD, o., March 15.-The sheriff to-
day closed the carriage works of James Drscoll
& Sons, on claims ageregating SIS, 000 The
shop is of the oldest in the city, and en-.
ploys $50 men. The failure is thought to be
bad one.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15-Work at the
morocco factory of E. A. Smith & Co was sus.
pended to day, and the building and stock taken
possession Of by sheriffs officer. Nearly 400
hands are thrown out Of employment It was
stated that effort would be made to effect an
arrangement with the creditors by which sthe
firm could resume business. The morocco trade
will not be affected in this city by the failure.
The liabilities of the firm amount to 1875, 900.
and the assets about $3.50, 900.
New YORK. March 15--The failure of Peele,
Hubell 81 Co, of Manila probably the largest
house in the sugar trade of the Philippines, was
announced by cable. yesterday, and caused
great excitement in the trade here. Their
agents in this country are Willett e Hamlin and
Willett, Hamlin e Co., of Boston. The failure
OF the house is tributed to the steady decline
in the price Of sugar. of which they carried a
large amount for "a long time. 1t is supposed
that Eastern banks are principally interested ia
the failure.
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Minor Notes.

The Frankton Natural Gas and OH Company
have organized. and are ready to sink a test well
as a suitable contract can be made.
Mr. Jere Keeney has sold his interest in the
Charlottesville Star to W. D. Harlow ex-editor
of the Ladoga Ledger. who, with Jere NJ Keeney
will conduct it under the firm name of Keeney
& Harlow.
Hey. the thrteen-y ear old daughter OF S. w
Axtel of Bloomfield. attempted to mount NOV
ing log wagon. She was thrown to the ground
ard one of the wheels passed over her, indieting
serious injuries
Isaac Compton. aged eighty-six years. one Of
the oldest and most prominent pioneers of Elk
hart county. died on Monday. He came to Elk
hart in 1884, entered his farm from the govern
ment, and had been prominently identified with
the place ever since
Isaac Heffelfneer. young man living at
Huntertown. found dead on Monday, in a
hay-stack, near that place. Cause of death un-
was bitter cold. He had no home except when
he found jobs on farms adjoining the rown
Yesterday morning Hon. John NJ LaRne,
of H. L. Wilson. appointed receivers for the La
fayette Daily Journal Office. r. P. Davidson,
IT., and William Smart were chosen. and they
represent Trazee & Mcclure and Henry l. Viii
son, respectively.
Joseph Wright. a teamster at Fillmore. on the
| vandalia road. was by freight train
On Monday. He was alighting from the train
| when he fell upon the track. and both legs were
crushed beneath the wheels. His legs were am
putated, but the unfortunate man lived only
| few hours after the accident.
| John McNatly. for many years q passenee,
conductor on tho Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chi
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refreshments The statue will be unveiled the
next morning. and on the occasion there will be
. procession, in which all the military organiza-
tions here will be invited to participate. In the
afternoon there will be excursion to Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall, and at the latter
place the excursionists will emf oy planked-shad
dinner. The executive committee having charge
of all local arrangements consists of General
Albert Ordway. chairman; General N. L. An
darson. Colonel Jonn Hay and General Mussey.
The following sub committees have been appoint
ed:
On the Unveiling of the Statue-Colonel J. NJ. Will
son chairman; Edward McCauley. John A. Baker,
ieutenants; A. Mark and G. l.. Dyer of the navy,
and Lieutenant J. H. Duva and Captain /. Griffin. of
the army.
Finance Committee-About fifty citizens, with ohm
W. Thompson, chairman.
Entertainment--Col. J. c. McKibbin, Capt. L. L.
Blake. II. Fl. Dodge. superintendent of Mount Yer
non, +. B. McGuire and VIM. E. Clarke.
Syrnposium-Col. S. c. Kellogg. of General Sheri
dams staff Col g. c. Knfin, Charles Thompson, j
G. Squires and John +. Wevss.
Halls and Observation-Disclosures John F. Rodgers,
Capt E. B. Townsend, Capt. J. T. Dyer, Col. Robert
Boyd. J. Nj. Smithmeyer and Charles Ebert.
Transportation and Hotels--Col. L. p. Wright
Gen. X. MacFeely p G.. Smith, Robert A. Parker OF
the Pennsylvania railroad; Frank Trgg and James L.
Taylor.
Press and Printing-Mai. J. NJ Carson. P. v. De
graw, +. III. H. Goodwin, II. l.. West, j. Y. Potts and
w. f. Ringwalt.
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Globe OF Boston, is to preach Jeffersonian De-
mocracy, and the Herald, of Boston, Curtis
mugwumpery. When the President was in Bos-
ton last fall he was dazed at the cordial and
thusastic greetings he received, and he was at
that time assured that the old Bay State was
largely for him and his policy. 1t was then he
conceived the idea TO set about to carry the State
at the coming election being satisfied that if he
did so it would be big boom for his renomina-
ton.
This looks like the abandonment of all the
Western States in 1888 to the Republicans, and
the fight of the Democrats being made for New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and the solid
South" But can the Democrats carry Massa-
chusetts. and will the South be solid for Mr..
Cleveland Quite doubtful. Massachusetts has
heretofore been reliably Republican in its cleo
toral vote. and for the "Solid South" the stu
alton in North Carolina, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia is not encouraging The impression here
is that the Indiana Democrats have lost their
grip on the State, and it will slip away from them
next year. This impression may be wrong, but
it certainly exists in administration circles, and
several Indiana Democrats holding high places
here admit that the outlook in Hoosierdom Is
unsatisfactory to them. But even if this is true
it is bad politics for the administration to make
deal having for its object the sacrifice of gal
liant Democratic State like Indiana in the hope OF
securing an old mugwump concern like Massa-
chusetts.
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LABOR MATTERS,

New York, Pennsylvania s. Ohio Freight
Trains Mnving Under Police Protection.
CLEVELAND. O., March 15--The first freight
train in over week was sent out over the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad
this afternoon. The train was in charge of De-
tective Hildebraut and seren Pinkerton men,
The strikers collected in q large body along the
track at Newburg, but, owing to the large num-
Der OF policemen OF the ground, they made no
demonstration, and the train passed through un-
molested. 1t is believed that the backbone of
the strike is broken. and that traffic will soon be
resumed with new employees.
At $50 o'clock second train left the ward.
1t is the present intention of the railroad man
agement to run only two freight trains per day
until the business ofahe road will warrant an in
crease in the number The striking yardmen
were quiet aud orderly, and nothing was done to
interfere with the movement of the trains
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Labor Notes.

Tho American Federation of Labor Is receiy-
ing numerous aecessions.
Large numbers OF Italians will shortly set sail
for this country to do railroad building work
The sash, door and blind employers of Detroit
are undertaking to re-es,ablish the ten hour rule
English skilled labor of varions kinds is max
ing inquiries on this side Is to opportu s Of
employment.
The miners are perfectng their organi ons
il the West, and are succeeding before the va
rious Legislatures.
The 5000 carpenters of Chicago mean to strike
for eight hours and thirty-fye cents per hour
from April l. Tho employers have been mott
fed.
For the first eleven days of March LOCO waca-
workers went strike, among which are 100
Michigan railroad builders and $50 ST. Louis
stove molders
The largestdredge ever built has just been turn
ed out AT Jersey City. 600 horse power. Several
Jersey City machine-shops are busy on machinery
for the Panama canal
Gold. silver and copper mining companies are
spriucing ND in the West ST. Paul capitalists
are preparing to operate new mines noar Boul-
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ILLINOIS.

A SCHOOLGIRL Who Failed to Pass an Ex-
animation Mysteriously Disappears.
Gpecial to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
DANvILLE, March 15.-Miss Della A. Flaherty,
daughter Of John Flaherty, mysteriously disap-
peared yesterday about ell o'clock. and though
the family and officers have searched and tele-
graphed nearly everywhere. her whereabouts
cannot De located. The young lady expected to
have graduated with the high school class this
spring. but she failed to pass the required ex-
animation, held yesterday morning. This fail
ure was very notifying to her. She wrote a
letter to her sister, and. amCng other things,
stated that they would never see her again.
Miss Flaherty Is eighteen years old, good look
ing. with dark hair. eyes and complexion. and
was dressed in light cloth suit with jacket to
match. It is generally believed that she left
town. because she went home and got $40 just
before she was last seen.
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MIR. Manning Sails for Europe.

NEW YORK. March Sex Secretary Daniei
Manning sailed for Europe on the steamer Ari-
IONA, this morning He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter Mr. Manning said the
the air would benefit his health. He was
feeling strong, and the cold he caught in Wash
ington. had almost entirely left him. His old
complaint had not troubled him for six months.
While in Europe he might do a little for the new
bank by looking out for suitable places to locate
agencies or branches but that would only be in
his prips:a capacity and not as officer of tho
bank. G. n. Jordan sailed on the same ship.
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CLEvELAND'S PLAN.
He Will Make a Mighty Effort to Swap Indi-
ana for Massachusetts.


ana for Massachusetts.
Washington Special to Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The administration intends to make a mighty
effort to carry Massachusetts next fall This
was decided upon some time since Two months
go an Indiana Democrat was told by promi-
nent member of the administration that Indiana
would be- snapped for Massachusetts. 1--WE
know that can carry Massachusetts easier
than we can carry Indiana and propose to do it, !"
he said. The President is deeply interested in
this move. He receives great encouragement t
daily from the mugwumps of that State. and is
talking fair with all the elements over there
which are arrayed against the Republican
party Ho expects his ornamental Score
rary of War to hold mp the aristocratic eide
of the Democracy and Pat Collins and Loy-
ering to take of the 'boys in the
trenches" The dinner OF the Bay State Club
Saturday night was n preliminary step to the
programme. The union between the Democrats
and muewumps in Massachusetts is to be one
and inseparabe. They are TO have all the
Offices, and the honors arc to be easy. The
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PITrsBURG. March l5.-The convention of
railroad eoal-miners of the Pittsburg district,
which met here to-day. accepted the scale of
prices adopted at the interstate convention of
operators and miners, recently held at Column
bus, under protest, as they claimed that the
Pittsburg district should have 81 cents above
Hooking Valley. The price in this district,
under the Columbus scale is 8 cents higher than
the Hooking Valley rate. The matter of 'iead
work and screens was settled by placing all
local grievances in the hands of the board OF ar
bitration, which will be appointed to morrow.
1t was also decided to have uniform price for
all drivers and day hands in the Pittsburg dis
trict.
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Embezzler Pardonefl.

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The President has
granted pardon to j. j. c. Doueherty, who was
convicted of embezzling money-order funds
amounting to 50, 1856, and sentenced Oct. 6. 1884,
to three years Imprisonment in the Baltimore
city JAIL and to pay fine equal to the amount
embezzled. The pardon was granted upon "the
recommendation of the judge who sentenced the
convict and the present district attorney, the
postmaster under whom he served, and the
suretes Of the convict and other persons, and
because of his good character before sentences:
his contrition for his ofense, his service of more
than threefourths Of his term, his advanced age
and feeble health, the condition Of his family,
the restitution to the government of the money
be embezzled, and his confession of his crime"
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State Encampment OF X. of P.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, March l5.-The staff OF Gen.
Brand. of Chicago. commander Of the Uniformed
Rank Knights of Pythias Of Illinois, to-day, in
Chicago decided THAI the annual encampment
for Illinois will be held in this city between Aug.
10 and % next, the exact date being not yet
fixed. This will bring here about three thousand
uniformed Knights Arrangements have been
making for time; 81 900 in money has al
ready been subscribed, and all that is necessary
will be raised One of the many beautiful spots
about the city will be selected, prepared and
fitted with tents for those who wish them.
Among those who will be present are Howard
Douglas. of Cincinnati, chancellor of the world
and Gen. James r. Carnahan. of Indianapolis,
commander in chief of the Uniformed Rank.
In addition to the lodges of Illinois there will be
present a number from adjacent States, and a
great many individual visitors.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE First Comp
troller of the Treasury has decided that no Dor
ton of the interest of the fund of $3.50, 900 ap-
propriated by Congress for the education of the
blind can be used in the purchase of embossed
books and tangible apparatus for the education
of the blind, made elsewhere than at the Ameri-
can Institute for the Blind. in Louisville, KY.
The President to-day signed the commission of
Chauncey Schultz assistant treasurer at ST.
Louis He has been instructed to file his bond
at the Treasury Department tits expected that
he will take charge of the Office on the 10TH A
count of the cash and securities in the subtreas-
ury will be made by force of treasury experts
in charge of Assistant Cashier Meline.
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Experiences of an Amateur Tramp.

NEW YORK, March Is Albert Parr, a six
teen-year old messenger boy employed by tho
Wail-street firm of ObriHg & Winter, was seized
with desire to become a tramp, few days
ago. Accordingly, when he was sent to the
bank on Monday, with 500, $50 in checks and
some cash to deposit, he did not go to the bank,
but started out on his travels. He got as far as
Williamsburg, where he met some tramps Of
the real kind They soon spent all tho cash Parr
had, and then discovered that they could not
cash the checks. The boy accordingly tore
them into small pieces and threw them away.
He and his companions have been arrested. aud
the Wall street firm is trying to get duplicates
of their checks.
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der. A $40, ZOO, 600 company has been formed to
work Nevada mines Pittsburg capitalists have
struck oil at Kansas City. 4
The London printers work ffty-one hours -
week. the shoemaking trade is broken up into
sixty branches. 1t takes eight man skilled In
different branches Of labor to irake piano.
Seven hundred convicts are idle in the Sing
Sing prison, owing to the expiration of the Perry
contract for stove-making There is no other
immediate work. The firm will start new works
at Sotkh Pittsburg Tenn.
Seventeen persons in every one hundred en-
gagged Ia the tobacco industry are children Dur
ing the last decade for every two additional men
set to work five children were employed. This
was partly due to the increasing effectiveness Of
machinery.
Labor IS daily coming into more active de-
mand Spring and summer orders are crowdink
in. and skilled workmen are finding employment,l
In all kinds OF machinery establishments, loco
motlve-works car-works, foundries, implement
works and mills.
The New York master builders have agreed
with the brick-layers' union. Wages are to be
forty five cents an hour for nine hours, except
on Saturday. The joint arbitration committee
is to meet on the third Thursday evening Of
each month to settle all matters of difference
Over one hundred large European firms prac-
tice profit sharing, OF which one-half are French.
Mr.. Goden, of Guise. has 300 men employed
this way. The profit allotted to labor varies from
2 to Is Per cent American employers are pick
ing up all the facts In regard to these expert'
ments that they find.
The two extremes in iron are nails and rails.
The nail -makers are restricting production and
the rail makers have many months work ahead.
general movement will be made among IRON
makers for an advance in wages this summer.
Eastern puddlers are indifferently organized.
1t Is rumored that good many English and
Welsh puddlers will immgrate to this side.
The building trades all over the West are
arousing for the seasons work. Very few
strikes are probable. Workmcn from the in-
terror towns are beginning to flock to the cities
for the higher wages Painters are coming into
closer organization. Stone masons have greatly
extended their membership Carpenters have q
good many non-unionists to contend with in all
cities. The house builders IN all the large cities
expect to eclipse last years record. Real estate
is advancing in value slowly. Building material
is being purchased in large quantities. Brick
yard capacity is being enlarged Valuable stone
deposits will be laid open, and improved machin-
cry has been made to facilitate and cheaper
handling
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Governor Davis, now Senator. were Blaine man
ayers and thought they had things all their own
way. When Window had played his cards and
secured a pledged delegation. King and Davis
went out behind the opera-house, where the
convention was held. and looked each other in
the eye.
"Bi,r said Davis is Window in earnesta He
hasn't ghosts shadow of chance Of getting
the nomination"
I'm earnest" screamed King back ssIn earn
est! Why, he's already engaged in writing his
second inaugural"
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Ir. WINDOWS ..Previousasss."

Hashiugto Special.
The mushroom candidacy Of ex-Secretary
Window for the craftsmanship of the Interstate
commerce Commission died as quickly as it be-
gan. His friends are wondering what Window
will undertake next His Topolobampo railroad
has received a auietus, and, with the death Of
Captain Eads, his services for the Tehuantepec
ship railway will come to an end. Mr.. WINDOWS
ruling passion is to seize time and everything
else by the forelock. IL will not be long before
he will reach out after some new prize When
State in 1880, his previous way of accomplishing
results captured the State convention before the
Blaine men knew what was going on. Bill
King. tho old Postmaster Of the House. and
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Error in the Interstate-Commerce Bill.
Washington Special
It was learned to-day from an authoritative
source that by clerical error one section of the
interstate commerce law was enacted in form
very different from that intended The error
was one of transportation of clauses. In the BILL
as finally agreed upon in the conference. there
was the following:
Nothing in this act shall DO construed to prohibit
the issuance of mileage, excursion Communication
passenger tickets.
In me final copying and revision of the bill
two clauses were transferred, SO that this pro-
vision read as follows
Nothing in this act shall apply to the issuance of
mileage, excursion nutaton passenger tickets.
The mistake was not discovered until recently.
There is, as will readily be perceived, a great
difference between the provision intended and
the one enacted. In the former the exemption is
limited in the latter it is unlimited. BY the lat
ter it seems as if all passenger business was ex-
emptei from the operation of the law but this
interpretation is at variance with other portions
of the law. which plainly apply to passenger
traffic One of the first questions brought be-
fore the board will be the construction to be pnt
uDou this section.
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Patents for Indianians.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The following pat
ents were issued to Indiana inventors to-day:
Jonathan Chalfant. huntsville, cultivator;
Greer W. Davis, New Albany, apparatus for
producing stage effects: Ned E. Hildreth, De-
catur. tubular we'll valve; Noah Hoinger,
Goshen, grain separator; Joseph 81. Martin.
Bloomington, mole trap; Charles McNeal, Mish-
awake, boring machine; James L. Townley, Vim
cennes coin counter, with automatic locking de-
vice; William Weber, Evansville, roller knife;
Charles Wittenberg Indianapolis return attach
ment for telephone toll collectors; Edmund FOL
Ter, Indianapolis, cuff holder.
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Struck by a Manacled Prisoner.

Special TO the IndiahaDOlfs Journal
COLUMBUS, March ia rather exciting Incl
dent happened on the j.. NJ. & l. train just this
side of Ednburg, last evening The notorious
Henry Underwood was Oh the train in charge of
an officer who was taking him from the northern
prison to North Vernon as witness in trial
there. He was heavily ironed and was standing
I'D when Harry Webster, on whose evidence
chiefly. he was convicted passed down the aisle.
not noticing or recognizing Underwood. When
passing, the latter struck him square blow in
the face with both his manacled hands. cutting
a severe cash and almost telling him to the floor.
The officer forced underwood to take his seat and
prevented any further violence. but the incident
created quite a commotion 10 the car.
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Special to the 1ndianapolis Journal.

Special the 1nu1anaDOI15 JoufnaI.
VINcENNEs, March l5.-The bond Of Jacob
RUBBISH, under indictment for attempted rape
on Miss Cora Barton, was forfeited today, the
defendant failing to appear when his case was
called His father. prominent contractor. was
his surety. Young RUBBISH was convicted of
the charge few weeks ago, but secured new
trial,
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Coal-Miner Instantly Killed.

special to the 3ndianacoiis journal
ROCKVILLE, March l5.-Yesterday afternoon.
while switch engine was returning from Min
shall coal mines to Jessup, Thos O'Hara, a
drunken miner who was riding on the train,
while attempting to cross from car to anoth-
err. fell off and was instantly killed One car
passed ovexshm. almost severing the body in
twain. He was about twentv-sx years old. and
had just returned from Smith boro, Ill, where he
has brother Coroner Kendall was conveyed
to the scene Of the accident by tho switch en-
CINE. where an inquest was held and the unfor-
tunate buried